5.6 Light Study Guide Review

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What is an opaque object?

Back

An object that does not allow light to pass through.

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What is the bottom of a wave called?

Back

Trough.

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What does an aluminum can do to light?

Back

Reflects light.

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What is the correct order of the visible spectrum from least energy to greatest energy?

Back

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet.

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What does each color of visible light have?

Back

A different wavelength.

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What is a transparent object?

Back

An object that allows light to pass through without scattering.

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What is a translucent object?

Back

An object that allows some light to pass through but scatters it.

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What is the crest of a wave?

Back

The highest point of a wave.

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What is amplitude in terms of waves?

Back

The height of the wave from the rest position to the crest.

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What is frequency in terms of waves?

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The number of waves that pass a point in a given time period.